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Welcome to Wildwood Forest (aka 'Wildwood Forest Colonia') ...

Wildwood Forest is located on the South Texas Plains.

Wildwood Forest is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

Wildwood Forest is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wildwood Forest lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Wildwood Forest: 956

The community of Wildwood Forest has also been called Wildwood Forest Colonia.

Communities near Wildwood Forest ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wildwood Forest.

  • McAllen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • McAllen is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,751 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAllen <3>
  • Edinburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Edinburg is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <3>
  • Pharr
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pharr is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <3>
  • Harlingen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • San Juan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • San Juan is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan <3>
  • Alamo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Alamo is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>
  • Mercedes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mercedes is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercedes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercedes <3>
  • Donna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Donna is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <3>
  • Hidalgo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hidalgo is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <3>
  • La Feria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wildwood Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wildwood Forest.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wildwood Forest. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wildwood Forest.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wildwood Forest. See our Newspapers Page for Wildwood Forest.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wildwood Forest ...

Looking for more information about Wildwood Forest? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wildwood Forest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wildwood Forest.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hidalgo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wildwood Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.